Teacher Briefing 30: Language Trends 2021

by cristahazell | Sep 30, 2021 | Discussion Area, Language News, News, Practitioner Focus, Teacher Briefings, What's New

Theme: Language Trends 2021 (impact of the pandemic) Background: The annual Language Trends survey carried out now by the British Council tracks what’s happening with regards to language teaching and learning in the UK                     Some messages: “It is clear...

Teacher Briefing 29: GCSE Content Review March 2021

by cristahazell | Mar 10, 2021 | Teacher Briefings

Theme: GCSE MFL Subject Content Consultations March 2021   Background: In November 2019, the Department for Education (DfE) announced the appointment of an independent panel of experts to review the subject content for GCSEs in modern foreign languages (MFL), in...

Teacher Briefing 28: Outcomes of consultation on awarding grades in Summer 2021

by cristahazell | Feb 25, 2021 | Teacher Briefings

Theme: Outcomes of OFQUAL / DfE Consultation on how GCSE, AS and A-level grades should be awarded in Summer 2021 Background: A consultation (See Briefing 27) was carried out in January 2021. The rationale for proposing changes to traditional exams was this: Given...

Teacher Briefing 27: OFQUAL/DfE Consultation on how GCSE, AS and A-Level grades should be awarded in Summer 2021

by cristahazell | Jan 18, 2021 | ALL News, News, Secondary, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings

Theme: OFQUAL / DfE Consultation on how GCSE, AS and A-level grades should be awarded in Summer 2021   Background: The remit for this consultation emerged from letters on 13th January between the Secretary of State and OFQUAL. Consultation is open until Friday 29...

Teacher Briefing 26: GCSE Languages 2021

by cristahazell | Oct 14, 2020 | ALL News, Corporate Member News, Discussion Area, Language News, News, Secondary News, Teacher Briefings

Theme: GCSE Languages 2021 Background: OFQUAL was tasked by the Secretary of State in Autumn 2020 with mitigating the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on schooling in the academic years 2019-20 and 2020-21.   For Languages the major recommendation was to make...

Teacher Briefing 25: Proposals for a national languages strategy 2020

by cristahazell | Jul 9, 2020 | Teacher Briefings

Theme: Proposals for a national languages strategy 2020   Background: The British Academy published Towards a National Languages Strategy: Education and Skills in July 2020, with proposals from The British Academy, AHRC, ASCL, The British Council, Universities...